Joel Embiid's injury has made him officially ineligible for this season's MVP award, though I still have him in my top 10 due to the impact he had while he was playing. It is now virtually a 4-player race, and it's as close now between the 4 as it has ever been this season, and it may come down to where each player's team ends up in the playoff seeding next month. Here are my current MVP rankings:
Most Valuable Players
1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN
26.0 Pts (#13), 12.3 Reb (#3), 9.2 Ast (#4), 1.2 Stl (#19), 0.9 Blk, .579 FG% (#11), .350 3P%, .824 FT%
2 (3) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC
31.2 Pts (#2), 5.6 Reb, 6.5 Ast (#13), 2.1 Stl (#1), 1.0 Blk, .546 FG% (#20), .374 3P%, .881 FT% (#15)
3 (2) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL
30.8 Pts (#3), 11.2 Reb (#6), 6.4 Ast (#16), 1.2 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .618 FG% (#8), .303 3P%, .661 FT%
4 (5) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL
34.6 Pts (#1), 9.0 Reb (#18), 9.8 Ast (#3), 1.4 Stl (#9), 0.6 Blk, .496 FG%, .382 3P%, .786 FT%
5 (8) Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC
20.0 Pts, 13.5 Reb (#1), 8.4 Ast (#5), 0.9 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .610 FG% (#9), .420 3P%, .693 FT%
6 (9) Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS
26.8 Pts (#10), 8.4 Reb, 4.8 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .475 FG%, .373 3P%, .828 FT%
7 (6) Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND
20.8 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 11.4 Ast (#1), 1.1 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .483 FG%, .377 3P%, .848 FT%
8 (4) Joel Embiid - C - PHI *
35.3 Pts, 11.3 Reb, 5.7 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.8 Blk, .533 FG%, .366 3P%, .883 FT% (#13)
9 (7) Trae Young - PG - ATL
26.4 Pts (#11), 2.7 Reb, 10.8 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl (#8), 0.2 Blk, .426 FG%, .371 3P%, .856 FT%
10 (10) Anthony Davis - C - LAL
24.7 Pts (#16), 12.3 Reb (#4), 3.6 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 2.4 Blk (#5), .555 FG% (#18), .257 3P%, .816 FT%
Honorable Mention: Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK, LeBron James - PF - LAL, Damian Lillard - PG - MIL, Anthony Edwards - SG - MIN, Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS, Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE
*Embiid is not qualified for per game stat leaderboards.
Rookie of the Year
1 (1) Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS
20.7 Pts, 10.3 Reb (#10), 3.4 Ast, 1.3 Stl (#17), 3.4 Blk (#1), .469 FG%, .335 3P%, .815 FT%
2 (2) Chet Holmgren - C - OKC
17.0 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 2.7 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#4), .540 FG%, .391 3P%, .786 FT%
3 (3) Dereck Lively II - C - DAL
8.6 Pts, 7.0 Reb, 1.2 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#15), .743 FG%, .000 3P%, .529 FT%
4 (5) Keyonte George - PG - UTA
12.0 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 4.4 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .393 FG%, .353 3P%, .822 FT%
5 (4) Ausar Thompson - SF - DET
8.9 Pts, 6.4 Reb, 1.9 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .488 FG%, .189 3P%, .600 FT%
All-Time Player Rank Changes
Chris Paul has passed Russell Westbrook to move back up to #18
James Harden has passed Larry Bird to move up to #20
Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Charles Barkley to move up to #33
Nikola Jokic has passed Patrick Ewing to move up to #35
Anthony Davis has passed George Gervin to move up to #55
Draymond Green has passed Manu Ginobili to move up to #64
Kyrie Irving has passed Bob McAdoo to move up to #67
Jimmy Butler has passed Rod Strickland, Cliff Hagan, and Walt Frazier to move up to #84
There is also a very good chance that we will be seeing a new player joining the top 100 by the end of the month. Watch for my next update to see who it is and whether it happens.
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